Christmas Crack Recipe

Christmas crack recipe is made using saltine crackers that are covered in homemade toffee and melted chocolate and topped with crunchy nuts or fun sprinkles. One of the easiest and absolute favorite holiday treats that is surely a crowd-pleaser!

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Christmas crack candy

1. It’s salty, sweet, caramel-y, chocolatey, crunchy everything else. You can’t stop munching it.
2. Very easy-to-make Christmas crack recipe. The dish comes together in minutes.
3. You’ll need easily available ingredients.
4. A great addition for your last-minute Christmas treat.
5. Fun cooking project for the entire family, especially kids who would love to be involved.
6. Customizable. The topping can be almost anything that you can imagine. Chopped nuts (any nut or a combination of nuts), holiday sprinkles (to brighten holiday mood), M&M’s, popcorn, crushed OREO, Chocolate chips, chocolate drizzle on top…anything you want.
7. These toffee barks are super addictive! I bet you can’t stop eating.
8. Make and share with family and friends for Christmas. Sure hit with the crowd!
9. Great make-ahead treats. It keeps good at room temperature for a few days when stored in air-tight containers. You can refrigerate it as well, as they taste great when chilled. They can also be stored longer by freezing them for up to 3 months.
10. Make BIG batches as this one flies fast.

Ingredients

Here’s what you will need:

• 1 sleeve saltine crackers, about 35-40 of them (Ritz crackers are great. Graham cracked can be used too. I used other varieties of saltine crackers, and works great)
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 12 ounces dark chocolate chips (or use 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips)
• For Toppings: Use any one or a mix of toppings as you like
• 1 cup chopped nuts (can use walnuts, pecans, almonds)
• 1 cup holiday sprinkles
• 1 cup popcorn
• 1 cup M&M’s
• 1 cup crushed OREO
• 1 cup lightly crushed pretzel snack

• Saltine Crackers: This is the base of the candy. Use any saltine crackers. Ritz crackers, graham crackers, or any other crackers will work.
• Butter: use unsalted butter
• Brown Sugar: for a richer toffee taste, use dark brown sugar.
• Chocolate: use dark chocolate bark, melt it in the microwave, and pour it over the toffee mix. Or use semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips.
• Toppings: use any topping of your choice.

How to make Christmas crack recipe

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Line up a 15” x 10” x 1” pan with aluminum foil parchment paper or silicone mat.  Line up saltine crackers in a single layer.
• In a medium saucepan melt butter and brown sugar with a candy thermometer attached to it. Bring it to a boil on medium-low heat with constant stirring. Once the thermometer reads 270° to 290° remove the pan immediately from the stove. Pour it over lined-up saltines. Note: if you don’t have a candy thermometer, bring it to a boil on medium heat and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove the toffee mix immediately from the stove and instantly pour it over the saltines.  Spread evenly with a spatula.
• Bake in preheated oven and bake for 5 minutes.
• While the toffee layer bakes in the oven melt the chocolate and keep it ready.
• Melt dark chocolate bark (chopped) in the microwave at 50% heat just about melted. Stir until the chocolate is smooth and melted completely. Note: use semi-sweet chocolate chips in place of dark chocolate bark.
• Remove the pan from the oven. Let the toffee cool for 1 minute before you add chocolate. Pour melted chocolate over the hot toffee layer. Spread evenly using a spatula.
• If using chocolate chips, as soon as the baking pan is out of the oven scatter chocolate chips on the hot toffee layer. Wait for a minute or 2. The heat will melt the chocolate chips. Spread the chocolate layer evenly on the toffee layer. Tip: if the chocolate chip does not melt, pop the pan in the oven for 2 minutes at 300°F. Then spread the chocolate layer.
• You can leave the crack candy plain or top with your favorite toppings. Use can use chopped nuts; chocolate chips, melted chocolate drizzle, and crushed OREO, crushed pretzels, sprinkles, toasted coconut flakes. Pro-Tip: if you prefer to add topping, add toppings press using a spatula into still-warm-wet chocolate.
• Allow the candy toffee to set completely. The crackers will stick and form a single sheet. Break into pieces using fingers or use a knife to cut equal-sized squares. Enjoy!

Variations

Christmas crack is so easy to make and easy to customize depending on what you like as your topping.

Here are some variations to make –

1. Use different crackers – use Ritz crackers, graham crackers, or any other saltine crackers.
2. Instead of a toffee layer, you can use peanut butter.
3. Use any type of chocolate– white chocolate sweet milk chocolate or dark chocolate.
4. Toppings can be changed according to your preference. Depending on your mood and upcoming holiday use different toppings. Nuts, sprinkles, chocolate chips, chocolate drizzle, crushed OREO.

Useful tips

1. Use aluminum foil or parchment paper to line the baking pan. It makes it easy to get the crack out of the pan(it’s too hard to work with toffee that gets stuck to the pan). Easy to clean up too.
2. It’s recommended to use a candy thermometer while making toffee. Wait until the thermometer reading is 270° to 290°. Then pour it on saltines. If you do not have a thermometer, bring butter and brown sugar to a boil oven, and cook on medium heat for 3 minutes.
3. You’ll want the toffee to sit for 1 minute before adding in melted chocolate or chocolate chips. Chocolate should be added while the toffee is still warm. The chocolate layer may split if the toffee is not warm.
4. If scattering chocolate on top(instead of using melted chocolate) allow chocolate to warm up from the heat of the toffee toppings. Gently spread with a spatula.
5. Your oven temperature matters with chocolate. If the oven is too hot the chocolate chips will seize, they won’t melt but burn.
6. Be gentle while spreading chocolate. You do not want to shift the crackers while spreading.
7. Make sure to cool the crack completely. Sometimes if not cooled crack may be chewy instead of crunchy.

Frequently asked questions

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